Why does the breakdown of a fatty acid yield more ATP than the breakdown of glucose?
a. fatty acid tails have more carbon-bound hydrogen atoms.
b. fatty acids are easier to break down.
c. glucose breaks down more slowly.
d. the glucose molecule has less bonding energy.
e. glucose has more double bonds.
A
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a. occurs with genes furthest from the F factor being transferred first
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A. [A][B]/[C][D] B. [B][C]/[A][D] C. [C][D]/[A][B] D. [A][D]/[B][C]